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The pound has lost ground against other currencies following the release of GDP figures showing the UK economy grew just 0.1% in the last quarter.

The UK may finally have exited the worst recession since World War Two, but do not be fooled, tough times loom, experts say.

The UK economy has exited its longest recession since records began, with GDP growth of 0.1% in the final quarter of 2009.

The UK may face further inflationary problems in the coming months after figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed increases in two leading indicators.

UK GDP grew in the three months to November to edge the country out of recession, forecasts by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) suggest.

The Eurozone economy has left recession with economic growth of 0.4% between July and September.

Following the shock news today that GDP fell by 0.4% between July and September, key figures from the finance industry give their views on what this means for the UK economy.

The UK economy contracted by less than expected between April and June, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Directors of Britain's top companies secured an average 23% increase in pension payouts in 2008 to almost £250,000 a year, despite most of the firms suffering steep falls in profits, The Guardian says.

Fidelity's Trevor Greetham has boosted commodities exposure in his Multi Asset Strategic fund after the manager's investment clock model moved to the ‘overheat' phase for the first time since 2007.